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09-12-2019, 04:48 PM | #61 |
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Mostly because a "phone app" on a cellular mini-tablet is not the same as a phone you dial by simply pushing physical buttons.
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I have one because it's small, durable, and folds up to protect the display. It's just the right size to fit in the front pocket of a pair of jeans. Physical buttons aren't a factor for owning one.
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09-12-2019, 05:23 PM | #64 |
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It's not necessarily the physical buttons, it's the fact that on an Android or iPhone you have to open an app to make a call. Sometimes there are lock-ups or delays getting there. It's a different experience.
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I'll take your word for it. But I highly doubt the majority of flip phone users stick to them because there might be a lock-up or delay. I also doubt the delay you speak of is a real thing, if you are trying to say that a flip phone dials faster than a smart phone.
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I have never had a lock-up or a delay in opening the phone app on an iPhone. So I don't see this as a valid reason for getting a dumb phone (well, if it's not smart, it has to be dumb ).
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I can see as an emergency phone, a flip phone has an advantage, but for a day to day phone, why close the app (the phone app would always be active when the phone wakes up)? Or just use Siri?
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I squeeze the sides of my phone and say "call Bob."
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I'm sorry about your brother. That is a great point on why we need buttons still made, so I hope they don't keep getting limited. I would imagine the same for bad cases of degenerative arthritis or other health conditions. I already have trouble getting the buttons to read right myself when it comes to touchtone phones.
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The thing is, it's not really that expensive of a device, if it's made in any volume at all. Unless they are being gouged on the eInk screen. That would have to be a lot of gouging to get the price to $350.
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